This automobile has a 4 door limousine body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 64 bhp (65 PS/48 kW) at 4000 rpm and 118 Nm (87 lbft/12 kgm) at 2500-3000 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Lancia Aurelia B15 Limousine weighs a claimed 1250 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 135 km/h (84 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/7 seater limousine | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3250 mm | 128 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 4810 mm | 189.4 inches | |
| Width | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Height | 1555 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.48 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1250 kg | 2756 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lancia | ||
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| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1991 cc (121.498 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72 × 81.5 mm
2.83 × 3.21 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 65 PS (64 bhp) (48 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 118 Nm (87 ft·lb) (12 kgm) at 2500-3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 24 kW/litre 32.6 ps/litre 32.1 bhp/litre 0.53 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
59.27 Nm/litre
0.72 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 30 AAI carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 744.8 kPa (108 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 331.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 135 km/h (84 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 51.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38.18 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 51.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.19 kg/kW 43.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185 x 400 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185 x 400 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 561286 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1953 Lancia Aurelia B15 Limousine added 2018-10-23. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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